A few weeks ago Maribou State put up a preview for their new EP, ‘Olivia’, and although I think it’s a bit difficult to fall in love with a snip of a track on SoundCloud, somehow I was hooked. While keeping with their signature tropical-tinged drums & xylophone sounds, they add very well-placed chopped vocals and garage undertones which make this track a definite contender for one of my favorite releases of early 2012.

The video has just been released and fits well with the cheeky yet subconsciously eerie tone of the track itself. Having just watched “Drugs Inc: Heroin” recently, my mind naturally drove straight to drugs when the opening cuts of the video show a spoon and a lighter. But before I ruin the surprise, go ahead and watch it yourself. The stop-motion of the video is really cool; it’s a lot of work to pull off!

The Olivia EP drops February 6th on Fat! Records, and contains two originals as well as remixes from Lee Mortimer, Pedestrian, and MAO. Really can’t wait to hear all of them. In the meantime, Pedestrian has teamed up with the Maribou State boys to give away a bootleg for you, which is downloadable below. And in case you’re over in the UK, don’t miss them over at XOYO on the 10th of February.